GRE Word List
ENGULF
to flow over and enclose : overwhelm
The meaning of the word engulf is to flow over and enclose : overwhelm.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
reciprocate | to give and take mutually |
demented | mad |
incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |